français The Ontario Federation of Labour, its 54 affiliated unions, and labour councils stand in support and solidarity with the 12,000 members at Ontario’s 12 French-language school boards, as they take action to protect Ontario’s public education system from government cuts. “The labour movement is unified in its support for ensuring a strong public education…
English La Fédération du travail de l’Ontario ainsi que les 54 syndicats et les conseils du travail qui lui sont affiliés appuient les 12 000 membres de l’Association des enseignantes et enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO) qui travaillent pour les 12 conseils scolaires de langue française de l’Ontario, lesquels prennent des moyens de pression pour protéger le…
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), its 54 affiliated unions and provincial labour councils stand in solidarity with the members of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) as they defend Ontario’s public education system from the Conservative government’s proposed education cuts, increases to class sizes and mandatory e-learning scheme. “OECTA members have our full…
As Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) members escalate their labour actions, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), its 54 affiliated unions and provincial labour councils stand in solidarity with them in defence of our public education system. The OFL encourages all Ontarians to support these education workers as they take action against the dismantling…
Greetings, For a decade, the OFL’s March 8 Project has been supporting women’s organizations across Ontario as they rise, resist, and organize for equality across our province. In 2020, the project is celebrating its tenth year, honouring this work with the theme: “RISE. RESIST. ORGANIZE.” I am inviting your union to take part in the annual March…
The OFL sends its deepest condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of all those who died in the crash of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752. Each victim of this tragedy was important in their community and family. As names of those who perished are released today, we are learning that many of them were…
This year, labour and community have been hard at work defending the rights of Ontarians. We know that we have the Power of Many and we can push back against Conservative government cuts. They have backed down on some cuts to autism services, the planned upload of Toronto’s transit system, and paused their changes to social…
(TORONTO, ON) – Today, ten Ontario unions representing more than 250,000 thousand affected broader public sector employees, announced their intention to launch a coordinated Charter challenge against Bill 124. As well, the Ontario Labour movement, with the Power of Many, will be initiating an aggressive campaign to repeal Bill 124. The joint Charter challenge announced today is being…
This list was last updated on December 15 2019Click here to download the Ford Tracker.Cliquez ici pour télécharger le Ford Tracker “Gardons Forda l’oeil”, le 25 juillet 2019. PC actions to date (highlights): December 2019 Revealed by the FAO that by 2021-22, demand for public services in Ontario will exceed the Ford government’s planned spending by…
TORONTO – Today, four unions representing teachers and education workers across Ontario’s publicly funded education system have filed court challenges against the Ontario government’s Bill 124, the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act. The Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the Ontario English…
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) stands in opposition to the ongoing coup d’état in Bolivia that seized power from the democratically elected president Evo Morales. The OFL denounces any and all efforts by the Canadian government to legitimize Bolivia’s right-wing interim government. The OFL will not waver in its support for the people of…
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) stands in solidarity with the more than 60,000 members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) who are taking one-day strike action to defend our province’s public education system. The OFL encourages students and parents, its 54 affiliated unions, provincial labour councils, and all labour and community activists…
(TORONTO, ON) – In an historic election, Patty Coates is the first woman to be elected President of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) delegates have elected Coates and her team, Secretary-Treasurer Ahmad Gaied and Executive Vice-President Janice Folk-Dawson to lead the Federation’s fight against the Conservative austerity agenda. “It is a…
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is actively reviewing all options at their disposal, including legal action, against the PC’s Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, which allows the government to impose salary and compensation caps, including for pension and health care improvements, on a variety of unionized and non-unionized…
(TORONTO, ON) – Conservative investments amount to cuts, says the Ontario Federation of Labour “This government has failed to reverse their own cuts and those of previous governments. Their economic plan doesn’t keep pace with inflation and population growth. They are out of touch with the realities of life in Ontario,” said Ontario Federation of Labour…
Op ed by OFL Secretary-Treasurer Patty Coates, originally published in the Toronto Star, October 31, 2019 Everyone is talking about the Progressive Conservatives setting a new, more cooperative tone in this session of the Ontario legislature. Workers in this province aren’t feeling it. Minimum wage workers continue to struggle on $14 an hour after the…
(TORONTO, ON) – Labour and community groups are welcoming MPPs back to Queen’s Park by demanding the Conservatives create an Ontario for all, not just the rich, says the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). Community champions will surround Queen’s Park circle to voice their demand that MPPs change the agenda, stop hurting families and communities with…
“Ontario voters sent a clear message to Andrew Scheer and Doug Ford’s Conservatives last night, we’re done with the politics of division, done with denials of the climate crisis, and done with cuts to our public services,” said Ontario Federation of Labour President Chris Buckley.
TORONTO, Oct. 16, 2019 – Community and labour leaders began an indefinite occupation of Premier Doug Ford’s constituency office at 823 Albion Road in Etobicoke today, demanding his signature on Section 83(4) of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA) to prevent further workplace deaths in Ontario. To ensure that companies using temp agency workers are held financially…
Dear Premier Doug Ford, As you know, on Wednesday, September 25, Enrico Miranda, a father of two, was killed on the job. As you also know, Mr. Miranda is the fifth temporary agency worker who has died on the job at Fiera Foods or an affiliated company. Shockingly, it has been almost two weeks since…